LAHORE:The construction of 39 smart police stations across Punjab is nearing completion, with rapid progress reported.
IG Punjab stated that 22 smart police stations in Lahore’s densely populated areas are in the final stages, with over 95% of civil work completed and interior finishing underway. In Multan, three smart police stations have been fully completed.
All smart police stations will operate under the special initiative police station protocol and SOPs. A Punjab Police spokesperson added that constructing 10 smart police stations on government land will save millions annually. Previously, stations in areas such as Sanda, Millat Park, Gujjarpura, and Kot Lakhpat operated from rented buildings, incurring high costs.
Ranks conferred on promoted cops
A ceremony was held at the Central Police Office to honour officers who were promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). IG Punjab conferred the DSP rank upon 78 officers. Family members of the promoted officers attended the event. The IG congratulated the newly-promoted officers. Among those promoted to the rank of DSP were Babar Ashraf, Asif Atta, Zaki Rehan, Abdul Majid, Asad Rasheed, Muhammad Yaqoob, Anil Anwar, Qamar Abbas, Rao Dilshad Ali, and Abdul Azim.